Sedo
uncorked a $150,000 sale with RedWine.com to take the
top spot on this week's domain sales chart. However, it was ccTLDs,
rather than the .coms, that dominated the new all extension Top
20 Chart. With 12 country code domains claiming positions on the
elite list and two other spots going to non .com gTLDs, only six
.com domains earned places on the Big Board - the fewest since we
began tracking the aftermarket seven years ago.

#2 UG.de (German ccTLD) led the
country code charge with a $69,500 sale at Sedo, a venue that
swept the first six chart positions and piled up 14 of the 20
entries overall. Sedo's ccTLD roster also included a big Russian
country code sale - #4 TripAdvisor.ru at $50,000.

Sedo also had one of the two non .com gTLD
representatives on the leader board - #6 Geld.info
("money" in German) at $29,885. The other marquee
sale from that category was not a .net or .org as you
might expect. Instead, the honors went to a .pro - #17
RealEstate.pro - sold for $14,000 by Moniker/SnapNames.

By
Ron Jackson

After getting the first big list of
finalized transactions from the .CO Land Rush auctions last
week, more completed sales trickled in this week. Four
of those made the Top 20 Chart, led by #7 Ban.co at $24,500.
Though .CO is open for global registration it is technically
the country code for Colombia, so those sales added another
quartet of names to the ccTLD sales column. One other venue, NoktaDomains,
also contributed to the country code onslaught with their $20,500
sale of BrowserGames.co.uk.

Here is how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, Oct. 3:

Keep in mind that these are the highest
value sales that have been reported to us in the
past week. This column is meant to be an educational tool,
not a complete list documenting ALL high
value domain sales. Such a list is impossible to produce
because many sales are kept private at the insistence of
buyers, sellers or both. Our procedure for verifying the
accuracy of domain sales reports is available here.

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industry we also want to point out that the reasons why a domain name sells for a certain price can be varied and are not always clear to those who are unfamiliar with the domain market.
If you do not understand why specific domain names command the
prices they do, you are likely to make unwise domain registrations or purchases.
We highly recommend that you do some basic research beforeyou buyanything! As a starting point we have
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There were 17 more five-figure sales off the
chart led by a sale from the .CO Land Rush Auctions - Docs.co
at $13,000. Sedo followed with 88889.com at $12,356
while NoktaDomains sold BipolarSymptoms.com for $11,900
and Moniker/SnapNames moved MyDreamDate.com for $11,770.

Sedo had ten more sales at this level including Pokal.de
($11,815), LFW.com ($11,259) and Jackets.co.uk
($11,128). Versicherungsvergleich.info fetched $10,564
and a pair of one-letter .biz domains - L.biz and
N.biz - went for $10,500 each. ReclameFolders.nl
notched $10,425 and three others; HelpWithLife.com,
Signalis.com and TAGR.com, sold for $10,000 apiece.

Elsewhere, YummyNames
sold PhotoRecovery.com for $11,000 and the AfternicDLS
landed $10,000 for PropertyManagementCompanies.com.

.Com Supporting Cast

The AfternicDLS led the four-figure .com supporting cast with
a trio of $9,000 sales; CHES.com, Locarno.com
and TriSolar.com. They also scored with WindKits.com
($7,500), SchoolView.com ($7,000) and a pair of names at $6,500
each; AutoCarriers.com and SecureCellular.com.

A four-name group at $6,000 apiece followed.
Those were DentistUSA.com, HousingForSeniors.com, LowCostWebsite.com
and ServicePlanet.com. EmbeddedPC.com added another $5,888.

The AfternicDLS reported 71 more .com sales ranging from
$2,000 to $5,000. Those are listed in the table below:

Additional
AfternicDLS .Com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000

KitchenBazaar.com

$5,000

worldbarter.com

$2,600

evusa.com

$4,888

evector.com

$2,588

accessnetwork.com

$4,788

megamouth.com

$2,588

usradiology.com

$4,200

mindsetting.com

$2,588

worldwideimports.com

$4,000

artek.com

$2,500

basslink.com

$3,688

brownbags.com

$2,500

loveeurope.com

$3,600

downthetube.com

$2,500

solf.com

$3,600

getwed.com

$2,500

independentoffice.com

$3,488

theamishstore.com

$2,500

summerretreat.com

$3,455

tldgroup.com

$2,500

eurosportevents.com

$3,288

fast-ethernet.com

$2,400

goldset.com

$3,288

qfmc.com

$2,400

hotalbum.com

$3,188

HomeHealthCareAgencies.com

$2,399

orangenow.com

$3,188

lusy.com

$2,394

searchquotes.com

$3,188

gulfcoastguide.com

$2,390

thedating.com

$3,188

realbody.com

$2,390

smartkits.com

$3,150

exclusivelimo.com

$2,288

lionpark.com

$3,050

tecmotion.com

$2,285

commerz.com

$3,000

sewercleaner.com

$2,250

dcmed.com

$3,000

fisgo.com

$2,200

legendsreborn.com

$2,988

xsecure.com

$2,200

logway.com

$2,988

adam-smith.com

$2,088

youdream.com

$2,988

lookherefirst.com

$2,088

myga.com

$2,933

volunteerinafrica.com

$2,088

gotandem.com

$2,888

interkit.com

$2,070

savecows.com

$2,888

statusofwomen.com

$2,030

shoottothrill.com

$2,888

allmetalroofing.com

$2,000

thestartingpoint.com

$2,888

aquatechnik.com

$2,000

americanautomation.com

$2,800

camj.com

$2,000

innovationonline.com

$2,800

Companion24.com

$2,000

sergioramos.com

$2,800

domorenow.com

$2,000

ontariohomesforsale.com

$2,788

midnightradio.com

$2,000

urbanspot.com

$2,788

rsigroup.com

$2,000

wellness123.com

$2,788

spanishinterpreters.com

$2,000

womensskirts.com

$2,750

staytoday.com

$2,000

xori.com

$2,700

Through their expanded promotion platform, the
Afternic DLS moved three more domains via Sedo; Mediclass.com
($3,088), Mediador.com ($3,072) and CareFoundation.com
($2,530).

Sedo had 39 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 that are
listed in the table below:

Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000

cannacare.com

$5,000

paydayloancash.com

$3,000

convertising.com

$5,000

flugpoint.com

$2,989

emadison.com

$5,000

fastcover.com

$2,862

findland.com

$5,000

invast.com

$2,700

menessentials.com

$5,000

alobilet.com

$2,500

mycreditalert.com

$5,000

boostmedical.com

$2,500

nabbu.com

$5,000

deliverresults.com

$2,500

oneborneveryminute.com

$5,000

kableflags.com

$2,500

scentium.com

$5,000

rentmybooks.com

$2,500

exw.com

$4,800

shoptowin.com

$2,500

barsport.com

$4,448

roadtrippers.com

$2,474

slec.com

$4,170

rentalsworldwide.com

$2,250

webacademy.com

$4,120

terraces.com

$2,250

cinemazone.com

$4,000

juegosdeaventura.com

$2,016

hot-deals.com

$4,000

bloomfashion.com

$2,000

mihotel.com

$3,650

iopex.com

$2,000

magnox.com

$3,586

my-spirit.com

$2,000

akbulut.com

$3,500

sohungry.com

$2,000

sanfranciscomovers.com

$3,400

vintageyacht.com

$2,000

avination.com

$3,000

Back at Moniker/SnapNames, the sales list included
HomeBusinessOpportunity.com ($5,752), CigarBars.com ($5,100),
LadyLove.com ($3,530) and BuySpares.com ($2,450).

Back at NoktaDomains 1TU.com yielded $4,100,
Verit.com rang up $3,750 and IndustrialInk.com
kicked in $2,450. TinGifts.com contributed $2,400
and two others; AgriculturalMachinery.com and LuxuryRugs.com
went for $2,200 each.

Elsewhere, YummyNames sold OEMAutoParts.com
for $7,000 and MediaOptions.com
picked up $2,750 for StardustCasino.com.

Country Codes

The country codes had another outstanding
week with 16 reported sales breaking the five-figure barrier (last
week all 20 names on our weekly Top 20 Country Code
chart broke five figures for the first time ever). Sedo accounted
for 12 of this week's chart entries, led by #1 UG.de at $69,500.

You saw all of the five-figure ccTLD sales in
the all extension section of this report, so the highest country
code sale you haven't seen yet is #17 Payoff.de (German
ccTLD), sold at Sedo for $9,313. Sedo also sold #18 eBook.co
for $9,000. Seven of the charted sales came from completed
transactions from the .CO Registry's Land Rush auctions, including
#19 Pens.co at $8,200.

There were dozens of additional four-figure
country codes sales just off the chart, led by Sedo's $7,950
sale of BlackJack.org.uk. They also sold TravelMarket.de
at $7,645 and three others; SaalDigital.de, Slots.hk
and Slots.sg, for $7,500 each.

Sedo had 64 more ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000
to $7,000 that are listed in the table below:

Thenon .com gTLDs produced a quintet
of five-figure sales this week led by Geld.info ($29,885
at Sedo). An oddity about this week's Global Contenders Top 20
Chart is that there are no .net or .org domains
(the extensions that usually dominate this category) among the first
five. Instead we have a pair of .infos, two .biz domains
and a .pro - all selling for more than $10,000.

All of the five figure sales were listed in the all
extension section at the top of this report. The highest GC sale you
haven't seen yet is #6 Minigolf.net, a name sold at Sedo for $7,645.
GIZ.org followed at $7,000, also through Sedo, a venue
that piled up 15 of the 20 chart entries.

Though there were no .nets or .orgs among the first
five, the .nets came on strong further down the list and wound up
taking 10 of 20 chart entries, more than any other extension. Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending Oct. 3:

There were several dozen additional four-figure GC sales just off the
chart. The AfternicDLS had some of the highest of those including BikeNet.net
at $3,000, followed closely by TaxSale.net ($2,995)
and Rigor.net ($2,988).

The AfternicDLS has 22 more non .com gTLD sales
ranging from $1,000 to $2,750. Those are listed in the table below:

Additional
AfternicDLS non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,750

enterpriseonline.net

$2,750

rewired.org

$1,500

yapp.net

$2,500

standmixer.net

$1,500

upcs.net

$2,410

gipn.org

$1,488

chinatours.org

$2,088

emancipation.org

$1,200

uknow.net

$2,088

liquidgold.org

$1,200

ceska.net

$2,022

toolchest.net

$1,100

easyrecipes.org

$1,800

conditionmonitoring.net

$1,042

mammothmountain.net

$1,800

babyandme.org

$1,000

bannerspace.net

$1,700

ovronnaz.net

$1,000

accsys.net

$1,588

theembassy.org

$1,000

moonshot.org

$1,530

torpedo.org

$1,000

In another sale through their expanded promotion
platform, the AfternicDLS used Sedo to sell Signus.net for
$2,588.

Sedo 24 more four-figure GC sales ranging from $1,000
to $2,500. Those are listed in the table below:

Additional
Sedo non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,500

spa.biz

$2,500

187.net

$1,425

lippenstift.org

$2,488

roemenie.net

$1,390

collegecenter.org

$2,488

voilages.net

$1,390

bohrmaschine.org

$2,294

industriebau.biz

$1,389

artiesten.net

$2,085

183.net

$1,375

181.net

$1,808

190.net

$1,375

girokonto-vergleich.org

$1,807

gastarife.org

$1,321

ardennen.info

$1,799

herpestreatment.org

$1,275

186.net

$1,756

blouson.net

$1,043

autoveiling.net

$1,668

chaussure.net

$1,043

zypern.net

$1,668

hbbtv.info

$1,043

onlineguitarlessons.org

$1,575

jerusalem.biz

$1,000

At Moniker/SnapNames, Tights.net squeezed
out $3,000 and Loan.pro produced $1,800.

Now that you're up to date on what happened over the
past week, check out how the leaders stand year to date in all
categories by visiting our Year
To Date Charts page.

*****

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We truly appreciate the industry leading
companies who share their sales information
with us to help everyone in the business get a handle on current
domain values. Richard
Meyer of Domain Sales Center also provides invaluable help
in collecting data for these sales
reports each week.

Every Wednesday we publish the highest reported domain name
sales for the previous week. On Mondays and Tuesdays our contributors send us
their sales data for the previous 7 days. We then compile that
information and write this article to give
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Editor's Note: If you wish to review previous Domain
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